Clasp for retaining pens, pencils, or other articles.



No. 794,065. PATENTBD JULY 4 1905. G. L. WOODWORTH.

CLASP FOR RBTAINING PENS, PENGILS, 0R UTHER ARTICLES. APPLICATION FILED 00T.14,19o4.

/lpplieittioii filed (letnlmr lll,

lle ithnown thltt ll,l l nom: n li. Wol owl ru'rn, :icitlzon olthollnited lrltfitre,renidinn'iil lli/l ic|ii- `linrnim in the oountgr oli l'rllirduel te :unl rltwte ol' lrliehigftn, hure, im'euted new :ind unel'nl lliniiroreineiitn in lrllzieps 'or ltelniuing llene` ,lleneila or other ./lrtielen, ol` which the lollowinn` is :i Speeilielttiou.

rlhie4 invention relates to innn'oveineiitn in thltt @hiss o l dr-,wiees whieh nire intended to he :,ttlnlizlieil to n. (fout or wztlnteoltt or to the poelmt ol :t (tout or \\\f':i,ietoo:i,t to hold pens, pencils, eonilis, :und other snntll :'trtieles in lurli posi tion th'ul= they will not ho :incidentally lost :ind eltn he rendil)7 reziohed when desired.

',lhe object ol tho invention in to produce n. (levier, oll this elutrnlcter generally known :in l pen and pencil holder :ind which shall be inexpeneire to iinnin'll'nctnre, readily :ilvtltolietl in position within or exterior to n` |v oolet, ooiistruotml in Such u. nuu'uier that :in article :zin he rl-ndily lititcl'lod thereto :tud removed thnrol'roln, lirl'nly gripliiing the article, hindinlg; it in place, r ndilY ztttnehml to the g'ltrnient without in any way injuring' the naine, lain-ily reinovztljile, conipzi, zitively light in weight, :1nd exlrerneltY eervioelihle.

Vllilil'ih the foregoing' :ind other olivieotnI in View the invention eonsiste of the novel oom* liinzttion :ind nlrrzuigen/lent oll plu-ts hereirntlter lnoro ls'pocilicztlly destrilied., illustrated in the luceonlimnying drawings, :ind pnl-tionlstrly pointed out in the elztinis hereunto appended,

lln desrrihing the iurentiou in delnil rel'erlince lizid to th y :weonipluiyino' drziwing'S, ligirnling' n` pzirt ol' this speeilimttion, :ind wherc'xin like reference ehm-:tellers denote eorrlwpoudilng parleI throughoijlt the srverstl views, :nid in whioh llliggure l is :in elevntion oll thel devine. llligg. il in u, Section ou thel line 2 il ol' Fig. ln lting. 3 is n. section ol' the device, nhowingg` :l` penoil neeurelrl in position. lllig. tlV in :t l'rout View .Liliowinggl the spring' olmnpirtgdhmere.

ltol'ffrringl to the llr:i.\\fin',-,` hy reference ehn, notoria, l denotes li, l'rzune eonelrnoted olI thin nietnllil: inltteriril, which 'e Soniowhzit nlirrow :1nd prel'ernldwY hits; rounded ende. 'lhe lront :ind luto-lq welle ot tho easing :1ro nich provided with :i plu nlity of lit-slumped tornillos; prtrt nl" .il letters incisione El, lorlning' hielenhwy-herne El, whieh :tre :ulripted to penetrllte the ferment to se eure the l'rznne in ponltion. ln lieu nlf eniploylngr the l'.i,lltrnin,\ ghurhn 2 the l'rnnn` is provided with :i eel-ien ol' opening` $3' tu per mit ol' Sewing the devine to :i gurinenh ill deeired.

rrnngml within the lrunio il is :t plurulitv of eurvilinlrnr Ihtt spring uhunpin; r-|n ;'ere l, which nre formed hy slittingY :i reotnng'lllrn' pltle 5, olE spring-metal ln.-|,terizl,l, the phtle 5 being; slitted lroni ite. hottoin to uenr its top odge, so :is to forni theSpring-limgern, :tud Huid plztte 5, through the inediuin ol' the rivets l5, extending through the openings T in `Quid platte, is lixodl- Sooured near itsI top to near the top edge oll the hurl( wztll oll the lrlnne. 'lhe epring'dingere fl; :tre olf such eurvzitnre :is to extend across thel lrfuner ll to umn' the in ner latce ol the Vl'ron t wzilll ol mid Irznne Vl und :ire then snrvod downwiudly. l`o prevlnit lateral rigil'lilwy ol the epring-liiurors, they :tre elnzh given :i hzillturn nella their upper ende, :in :Lt l, find h y houding' thel lingers il in eueh nuinuor it enables them to he unned in :my direction :tnd not lorin n, sharp :ind hindiiin' odge which would prevent the my reinoving' ol the :irtirle ohiniped between one or more ol' the lingers :ind thi".-` inner lime ol` the lront wull ol the l'rltnin l,

lll/hon the device is used, :tll that is neore- Snry to do is to tithe the pen, peneil. or other nlrtiole, insert it in the lrnino between :t lingor or 'n'ugerev :ind the inner l'nlee oll the `l'ront wzllll, whieh will serurely retnin the :trtiole in posilsition, :le thel linger or lingers @lmnp the :trtiele in ponition. When itis desired to remore the natia-le, :ill thnlt is neeonmry is to withdruw it lronl the l'rnlnifnsle the linfg'ersyield verwY reni li ly during' thin :ietioir lilhen :in article extends in the doviee, it will he retained ther-elw no nmtter in what position the welirer nniy he, sind, furthermore, when the g'nrlnent in rolll)\'(ll tlleJ :HthtlO it; Si) lll'ieuroly hohl [,llnl, il, eltnnol'. l'ztll out from the derioe.

lt ie thought the nntuy :nlrltnhiigeg ol' :in zntirzle olE the elnirieter A@et liorth Confitrluzted in :teeordmioe with lho l'orelloingl doeeription, titten in eonneotirm with the, :mooniprniying d wtwingS, ezln he, reltdly nudorf-ltoml, :ind it will lfurthermore be evident that changes, vn rmtlons` :tml moililimtions 02m he resorl'erl to without departing l`rom the lqpirit of my iny volition or snerilieing :my ol" its mlvzu'ltugeg,

21ml l therefore (lo not wish to restrict myself y to the details o'l'V construction hereinhelfore (lef Suriheil :mil pointeil out hut reServe the right f to nmlw snel] changes, variations, mul moililention ns come properly within the Seope oif the protection przwed.

lzlnying' thus` l'ully described my invention1 what claim :is new, nml desire to secure by 1 Letters Paten t, is4

Vl. A cleviee ol the character described, i|1- yolving :i frame, :uid n, plurality of depending curvilinear el am ping-lingers secured tothe inner linee olE the hack well of said lrflme nem' the top thereof nml extemlingaeress sziicl frame 

